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Farmers urged to be ‘extra vigilant’ with red fire warning in place

May 29, 2020

Environment

Farmers, rural dwellers and members of the public are being urged by the Irish…

‘Ireland cannot continue to expand forever’ – McGuinness

May 29, 2020

CAP / Schemes

Irish agriculture “cannot continue to expand, at an exponential rate, forever” due to limitations of the environment and climate change, MEP Mairead McGuinness…

This week’s FarmLand: The trade at Tuam Mart; plus the Moylett brothers’ new grant-spec sheep sheds…

May 28, 2020

Agri Politics

On this week’s FarmLand, we take a look at how Tuam Mart has adapted to the challenge of Covid-19; plus, we speak to two brothers…

Factory ‘excuses’ for pulling lamb prices ‘just don’t wash’

May 28, 2020

Sheep

The impending bank holiday weekend has seen factories “pull prices again for no reason”, according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association…

EU budget ‘must reflect level of ambition we have on farms’

May 28, 2020

Agri Politics

The European Commission’s proposals for an increased EU budget than previously planned to the tune of €750 billion, to take account of the…

Will Irish whiskey have to contain Irish grain?

May 28, 2020

Tillage

In last week’s Farm to Fork Strategy, it was announced that the EU Commission “will strengthen the legislative framework on geographical indications (GIs)…

EU recovery fund increases EU budget – but CAP still faces cut after inflation

May 27, 2020

CAP / Schemes

While the European Commission has presented a new set of proposals for the EU budget for 2021 to 2027 – to cater for…

Chinese suspension: Beef stakeholders look to ‘earliest possible resumption’

May 27, 2020

Beef

News that Irish beef exports to China have been suspended due to a case of atypical BSE earlier this month has prompted a…

Opinion: A ‘seismic impact’ on Irish farming; but are we ‘asleep at the wheel’?

May 27, 2020

Opinion

Last week saw the unveiling of important EU Commission policy documents – namely the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy. These…

Farmers access €51.8 million of Future Growth Loan Scheme

May 27, 2020

Agri-Business

Farmers have accessed loans worth a combined €51.8 million under the Future Growth Loan Scheme (FGLS) up to May 4, 2020, according to…

‘Inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced’

May 26, 2020

Agri Politics

Inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced, according to Sinn Féin spokesperson on agriculture and food Brian Stanley. The Laois-Offaly TD…

Latest science on methane emissions ‘ignored’ by media – Dr. Mitloehner

May 26, 2020

Dairy

A “major, new narrative” on accurately quantifying methane emissions from livestock is largely supported by the science community – but largely “ignored” by…

Future of EU-UK trade deal remains unclear

May 26, 2020

Beef

The future of trade deal negotiations between the UK and the EU remains unclear, with the UK’s chief negotiator writing to his EU…

TikTok farm machinery pranks ‘an accident waiting to happen’

May 26, 2020

Rural Life

People who are recording pranks with farm machinery for uploading on the TikTok social media channel have been deemed a “disgrace” by the…

Co-ops should follow Aurivo’s example and hold milk prices – IFA

May 26, 2020

Dairy

Most milk processors should follow the example set by north-west co-op Aurivo and hold their milk prices for May, according to the Irish…

Commissioner: ‘Very important’ to reduce distance from farm to fork

May 25, 2020

CAP / Schemes

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Janusz Wajciochowski has stressed the need to reduce the distance between farm to fork – and…

Publication of Just Transition report welcomed – ‘but action needed now’

May 25, 2020

Rural Life

The publication of the Just Transition commissioner report has been welcomed by Denis Naughten – but the independent TD warned that “real action”…

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